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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

The average American throws away 4.4 pounds of trash in a single day. We use less and recycle more to treat the planet better. Here are some ways how.

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Dress with Good in Mind at Green Corporations
Give these selected brands a chance to provide you with sustainable clothing.
By Green America
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Eco-Friendly Children's Clothing
When you need new items, choose eco-friendly children’s clothing to protect your children’s health, workers, and the Earth.
By Green America
Image: rack of colorful clothing. Topic: Finding New Life for Old Clothes
Finding New Life for Old Clothes
The EPA estimates textiles make up 5% of landfills. However, 99% of those textiles are reusable, and options for old clothing abound.
By Green America
Image: light bulbs in a cafe. Topic: CFLs vs. LEDs: The Better Light Bulbs
CFL vs. LED Lights: Which is the Energy Efficient Light Bulb?
When you replace your incandescent bulbs, should you buy CFL or LED lights?
By Green America
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Decluttering Tips, Room by Room
Think about green places to discard your furniture, instead of the dump.
By Green America
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Dress Better: Buy from Certified Green Businesses
Feel as good buying your clothing as you do in them. Trust these certified brands to give you quality and sustainable clothing.
By Green America
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21 Things You Didn't Know You Can Recycle
Instead of throwing everything in the trash, take a second look at items and see if there is another use for them.
By Green America
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How to Start a Bike Co-op
A great example of taking old objects and making them new again.
By greenamerica
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Cook One Meal, Eat for a Week
Three women who bring their families together through a brilliant idea.
By Joelle Novey
Image: water being poured from a bottle into a glass. Title: Why Bottled Water Isn’t Better
Why Bottled Water Isn’t Better
Bottled water comes with hefty social and environmental costs. Here’s why bottled water isn’t worth the price many pay for it.
By Green America

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Uncrustables Go Non-GMO

Smuckers removes GMOs and high fructose corn syrup from Uncrustables, its very popular peanut butter and jelly product for kids. Green America's GMO Inside campaign has mobilized tens of thousands of consumers to ask Smuckers to remove GMOs from its products.

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Go Green With Cloth Diapers

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Tell Comcast to Commit to 100% Renewable Energy
Tell Comcast to Commit to 100% Renewable Energy

Comcast may entertain but all those streaming programs and entertainment comes at a cost – climate change.

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Walmart
Walmart’s Climate Commitments Are at Risk

Walmart has a huge climate problem. Refrigerators in the companies’ stores are using potent super-pollutant gases, hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), that are leaking and accelerating the climate crisis.

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US Child Labor
End US Child Labor in the Meatpacking Industry

Child labor in slaughterhouses is shocking, and it’s something we have the power to stop. Join us in demanding JBS, Perdue, Cargill, and Tyson Foods stop child labor.

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Tell Congress to Break Free from Plastic Pollution
figcaption {margin-right: 200px !important; max-width: 300px !important; } This Plastic Free July, ask your elected officials to support the Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act! Green America is proud to be one of over 400 advocacy…
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Dangers of Flushing Those “Flushable” Wipes
If the label says "flushable," then wet wipes should be able to go down the toilet, right? Unfortunately, no. Flushable wipes aren't as flushable as advertised. But people are flushing wipes down toilets – and this is causing dangerous…
Image: person standing in front of large piles of recyclables. Topic: Does Recycling Help the Climate?
Does Recycling Help the Climate?
Recycling is a daily practice for many of us, but it can be hard to know if it’s really helping the planet like we’d hope. As we toss recyclables into our curbside bins it can feel like an individual action that doesn’t yield much of an impact. But…

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